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CVE-2021-20303

6.1 · MEDIUM

A flaw found in function dataWindowForTile() of IlmImf/ImfTiledMisc.cpp.

Published Mar 4, 2022CWE-190EPSS 0.82%

Overview

CVE-2021-20303 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 4, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

A flaw found in function dataWindowForTile() of IlmImf/ImfTiledMisc.cpp. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to be processed by OpenEXR could trigger an integer overflow, leading to an out-of-bounds write on the heap. The greatest impact of this flaw is to application availability, with some potential impact to data integrity as well.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refbugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=25505Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939151GitHubgithub.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/pull/831Reflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00022.htmlRefbugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=25505Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939151GitHubgithub.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/pull/831Reflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00022.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-20303?

CVE-2021-20303 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 4, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2021-20303?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2021-20303?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2021-20303?

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